Railroad-tie.



E. 11. AXBLSON @10. 1s. DBSMOND.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1910.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.l

y me/whom UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN AXELSON AND CHARLES IB. DESMQN), 4OIE RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lVIaJII, 14, 1911.

Application lediMay 11, 1 910. Serial No. 566,628..

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, EDWIN United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Contra Costa and State/of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a specification. p This invention relates to railroad ties, and

the principal object of the same is to prostood, of course, that the essential features thereof are necessarily susceptible of changes in details and Structural arrangements, one preferred and practical embodiment of which is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein :.-y

Figure l is a perspective view of the improved tie. Fig. 2is a vertical longitudinal sectionalview. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view.

Referring to the accompanying drawingsl by numerals, it will be seen that the improved tie comprises -a flat base plate l and a body that is provided with a fiat top 2 and pendent vertical sides 3 the lower portions.y

. of which are outturned to provide the flat flanges 4 which are' riveted or otherwise rigidly fastened to the upper surface of the base plate l. Said base plate and the body are of metal and form a rigid structure` that is open at each'end and pro-vided with the flat base flanges at the longitudinal sides, said flanges and open ends obviously interlock `with` the roadbed so that* slipping. of-A the tie is prevented."

' The tieis provided with a pocket 5 adja,- cent each end, the pockets being preferably rectangular in shape and provided with 'a bottom 6 that rests on the base plate 1 and surrounding side walls 7 which prevent access being had to said pockets `except through the opening at the top. Two of the R. AXELsoN and CHARLES B. DEsMoND, citizens of the sidewalls of the pocket are in spaced parallel lrelation to the pendent sides 3.of the body 2. The pockets are integral with the tic and maybe formed in the process o fcasting, if the tie iscast, or if the tie is of steel, .said pockets 'may be formed. by the operation of a suitable stamping or pressing machine. Y

A'. railA supporting block 8- and a filler block 9 are snugly fitted in each pocket, said blocks being of wood. and their upper surfaces project slightly above the fiattop 2 of the body l. The blocks 8- have the rails l0` spiked thereto. Set screws or bolts 11 eX- tend transversely through one side of the body and one side of each pocket and engagethe'blocks 8 and 9 to removably fasten said Y blocks in the pockets.

vThe filler blocks 9 retain the bloclis proper rail supporting position, but when blocks'S are damaged in a manner that necessitates the employment of new blocks, it will be seen that `by removing blocks 9, the blocks 8, after being released from the rails, may be readily moved in thepockets from beneath the rails and then lifted from said pockets. This arrangement of blocks provides simple-means whereby the rail sup-4 porting blocks may be removed from the tie without removing the rails.

What we claimnas our vinvention is A railroad ltien comprising a fiat base plate, a hollow body provided with straightsidesV and outturned ia'nges which are fastened to said base plate, said body having of said pockets being in spaced parallel re# ylat-ioii tothe straight sides of the body, rail supporting blocks seated in saidpockets,

filler blocks also in said'poclets, and fas-VV teners extending through one side of the bodyi'aid one of the side walls of the pockets and engaging said blocks.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our. signa titres in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN R. AXELSON;

. CHARLES B. -'DESMOND. Witnesses: H. C. SGHROEDER,

,E. G. GRAY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, vby addressing thev Commissioner of Patents,

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